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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1929,

Colony of Curacao, in the far off ROUND THE CINEMAS

Caribbean Sea. Such an occur rence of despicable outlawry might, of course, easily take place there as elsewhere in the world, but it is rather unique to find the Governor and the Commander of.

THE ADVENTURES OF A

POLICEMANA

"RILEY, THE COP"

PRAPS-

PRAPS NOT!

the troops among those hustled Hilarious comedy, with James Farrell

Aberdonian to Bailie: "An' what off as hostages. The Dutch Macdonald and Louise Fazenda con-

gaun to dae about new doubtless were hopelessly outstantly in the foreground, is the key- are ye

note of "Riley, The Cop," a new Fox houses, Bailie?" numbered by the marauders and Picture which will be shown to lay and Bailie: "We had a meetin last were evidently, at the time, very to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre, night, puttin' our heads thegither, to

The story concerns the adventures

inadequately

protected. That

seems to be the view taken by the of a New York policeman who is sent see if we couldna mak them out o Dutch Press and by certain critics to Munich to bring back a prisoner, wood!"

The arm of the law proceeds to forget of the Home Government, who, of all about his charge when he meets a

rence.

"How does the land lie out here?" "Why," returned the native, taint

the land, it's the land agents!"

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course, are now being blamed, beautiful girl in a beer garden and The tourist had been studying the rightly or wrongly, for the occur- mary amusing situations take place lay-out of the district and, en-

A Dutch destroyer has before the final climes which holds a countering a native, remarked:

surprise.

David Rollins and Nancy Drexel, twe been despatched to the scene of the outrage, and its arrival and popular young players with many retention at Willemstad will screen successes to their credit, also doubtless prevent a recarrence of have important parts to play in an ap the unhappy incident. That the Pealing romance.

Some beautiful scenes of the Con- Wife: local Forces resisted is evident tinent are included to make the picture forgotten again that to-day is my from the fact that several one well worth seeing.

birthday." Sam Ku West and his Paradise Police were killed. Clearly, the

Harmony Trio will appear during each

Husband: "Er-listen, love. Dutch will have to see to their performance in a farewell programme forgot it, but there isn't a thing about you to remind me that you are a day older than you were a year ago."

Colony being more strongly forti- fied in future, as it will never do to have Venezuelan Nationalists behaving like bandits and, above all, capturing Governors and mili tary Commanders.

Interesting scenes of the State burial of Dr. Sun Yat-sen will be screened during all performances at the World Theatre from to-day to Thursday.

For the theft of a pair of bangles from a child who was being carried on its mother's back, a Chinese girl was yesterday sen- tenced by Mr. E. W. Hamilton to one month's hard labour.

bave

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Chinese named Chan Foo

to is alleged (27), who absconded with. 595.81 the property of his employer, a shopkeeper of No. 4, Second-street, West Point.

Charged at the Central Magis- The potson is m the tall of the tracy, this morning, with loitering statement. If our friends are in Pedder-street and with failing to woefully lacking in the fundamen-produce his licence when called on to do so by the Police, the Chinese tals of the English language, they driver of a public motor car was should be au falt with the require-fined a total of $15. ments of journalism: We hold no

Was

www

David Monteiro, a seven-year-old brief for Chiang Kai-shek. In boy,

severely injured fact we much dislike the high- yesterday when he accidental- handed manner he 80 often ly fell from the roof on to the eccond adopts. Neither do we make any floor verandah of No. 93, Nanking- strect. He is now in the Kowloon distinction as individuals-be- Hospital in a serious condition.

tween the present Canton ad- ministration under the two Generals Chan and its predecessor under the Kwangsi group. But we are not, if we can prevent it, going to lend our columns to add- ing colour to news despatches which, from being plain "news" has deteriorated to one-tenth news, five-tenths views and the remainder predictions.

PLEASE DON'T WASTE WATER

TUBERCULOSIS

· DISCOVERY OF A "FATTY" ACID

RESULT OF RESEARCH

"But, my dear, you've

I

Pry: "You' have lessons."

Peep: "I'm going to be a tigh rope walker.

to take

Peep: "How's that?"

Pry: "Even the rope has to be taut."

Washington, June 1. Discovery of a "fatty" acid which may have far-reaching effect in science's search for a tuberculosis

He was a typical Abordonian, and cure was reported recently to the stood gazing enviously at a magni National Academy of Sciences. ficent mansion, and the stream of The acid, a chemical substance luxurious automobiles parked out- which is almost a solid at certain side. temperatures, induces the growth of "Gosh," he murmured, "you losks tubercles when injected into normal grand-I'd gie a thoosand poouds animal.

the .It may be

root of

to be one of them there mil- tuberculosis and a study of`ite lionaires!" formation in human cells and- ita

activity may provide a new angle of attack against the disease.

.י

The treatment of prisonera`in

The finding is the result of re- one of our largest prisons is re- search in Rockefeller Institute by markably humane.

He seems to

Dr. Florence R. Sabin, only woman A regular visitor inquired. - re- member of the academy, Dr. C. Acently of an old offender: "What's Doan, and Dr. C. F. Forker. It wrong with Bill? was described as one of the most have a grievance." significant results of the extensive "No wonder," was the reply of the National Tuberculosis Associa warder with his shovel to-day, and now they won't let him go to choir practice."

study of the disease undertaken by

tion.

one

of his mates. "He hit a

*

The work centres around the hope that a means of curing the disease

One evening ¿ well-known may be found by studying the che

comedian was entering the stage mistry of the bacillus which acts as a parasite of one of the cells of door when he was held up by a the body,

"resting" brother professional, who One part of the study is to tear announced impersonally that if only elements of he could raise the fare to Sheffield apart the component the cell: another is to produce these he would soon be working. fractions in large quantities; and "But, dash it, the third is to show the effect of reply. "It's not many hours ago. each in influencing the growth of outside the Empire, that you pitch- the tubercle bacillus.

ed me the same tale about going to Plymouth-and touched."

the brazen one Undefeated,

firmer hold on his gulped, took a unsteady wits, and retorted in- dignantly:

man," was the

The chemical work in connection with the co-operative study is being done in sterling Laboratory, Yale University, by Pro. T. B. Johnson and Dr. R. J. Anderson. As the result of a pot of boiling

"Well, what of it? What of it 2 They have investigated the chemi- water upsetting in the kitchen of cal substances making up the cells. Even you change your patter, don't No. 35, First-street, West Point, These have been separated and you?" 14-year-old Chinese lad was severe methods-developed to produce them

ly scalded. He was removed to their large quantities so that each may A gentleman who always stam

mered when very nervous met an ac- What arouses our ire is the Government Civil Hospital, where be studied by itself.

his condition is considered serious, The work of Dr. Sabin and her quaintance who stopped him for a childish belief that such crude

co-workers has been to And the chat. and clumsy methods, ungram- Sergt. Pilgrim, of the Military effect of the separated substances. "Hullo, Jones!" said the Friend. Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 11, 1929. matical and uncouth, might be Foot Police, prosecuted in a case One, the hitherto unknown "fatty" "Congratulations on your success-

hear you published.

were broadcasting a After giving the heard at the Kowloon Magistraty acid is of such power that doses in- I

this morning, when a Chinese was reduced into the tissues of a rabbit lecture on the wireless last week-- PROPAGANDISTS, BEWARE!

paragraph quoted, the Nan Chung charged with trespassing on mill-easily produce reactions similar to but I didn't listen in that night. Kuo goes on to quote "outside tary ground at Whitfield Barracks tuberculosis.

Miased it by accident. How did it Like other newspapers publish- observers" (whatever that may without a permit. Ife was fined $5, The newly found acid has the go off

power of causing rapid multiplica- "Oh, wretched" said. the other, ed here and elsewhere, the "China mean) and then proceeds to rattle

In the Supreme Court yesterday,tion of one strain of blood and "I always stutter when nervous. I Mail" is to a certain extent depen-off a list of Chiang Kai-shek's Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KC, made an tissue cells in the body to the ex-made six attempts to say the word яж 'p's,' 'dent on

by enemies who, the hope is express- application to the Chief Justice Sir clusion of all the other cells of which 'please and, hearing furnished news

Henry Gollan, on behalf of the St. the body is made up.

everybody took it for the time agencies to supplement our owned, will gain the day.

Francis Hotel for an extension of If it is found to be the only sub-signal!" supply. If there are more than Of an altogether different type time in which to file an allotment stance that will cause tubercles to

was grow, further research will be car- Breathlessly she hurried into the one sides to a story, we try to is some stuff sent to us by the of shares. The application

ried on to combat its affect to bring police station. give everybody a hearing. Our Canton News Agency, belated and

a solution to the cure of the dread

"Inspector," she cried anxiously. sexperience of Canton-and the unaddressed. Whereas the Nan

For causing an obstruction in disease.

The busy man looked up from his It was pointed out in the die writing. same applies to other parts of Chung Kuo does attempt to Middle-road by playing football China has been discouraging, camouflage propaganda by con- behind the European Y.M.C.Aeussion that the discovery was of

"Madam," he said suavely, "pray. In times of peace nobody in fusing it with news of a kind, the three Chinese youths appeared be the study of cancer and other take a seat until you recover your-

fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the tumours, as in these severe diseases self." authority cared about the papers. Canton News Agency, after a Kowloon Court. One of the at-1some substance acts which makes "But, Inspector," implored the In time of war, those in authority silence of many days, returns to cused, who did not appear, had his one cell grow at the expense of the woman, "I urge you. It's most were too busy to think of any work by sending us two lengthy bail estreated. The other two were other cells of the body. "Associated important.

granted.

fined $1 each.

Freas.**

My husband has dis- appeared vanished. He just walked out and hasn't come back... Here's his photo, and now please find him, inspector please."

The man behind the desk studied the portrait in silence. Then he looked up at the woman. "Why ?"

ed

thing but war, with the result closely-typed and poorly-carboned

Two Chinese were each fined $50, that "official" news was nearly appreciations of Admiral Chan

one month's hard BELGIUM AND PERSIA always unobtainable. Since the Chak and Mr. Au Yeung-kui, or in default beginning of the campaign whose virtues we know and whose labour, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy. They were

Brussels, May 31. between the two Kwang pro- praises we can sing whenever we convicted on a charge of inducing, A treaty of friendship and arbi- vinces, however, a number of new feel disposed. Surely the Can- by menaces, two seamen to join the tration has been signed between news agencies have favoured the ton News Agency does not expect Seamen's Union which was formed Belgium and Persia,- Trans-Ocean.

with the approval of the Hong Kong "China Mail" with their service, to get free space for it to pat on Government.

Li Ngau (11), a school boy, was

As the parting, instructions were And the time has come when the the back oficial who might con-1

drowned yesterday whilst bathing being given, the young commercial traveller picked up his bag, and, An accident occurred at the in a pool of water behind Tafhang China Mail" feels constrained to descend to approve of the praise junction of Des Veux-road West vilage. The body was recovered and hat in hand, prepared to leave the point out to some of these pro- bestowed? Which all gues to

On his way out he looked ard Fill-road yesterday after- renioved to the mortuary. pagandists that they are, at least, show that the business of getting noon. A tramcar was turning the

into the manager's office, and bade

Thieves yesterday raided the doing their cause a disservice the most reliable news and the bend at the function when it collided

him a cheerful farewell.

"Good hick, Timmins," said his when they go out of their way to best informed views for our read with a handcart. One of two cool- backyard of the residence of Mr.

ies who were pulling the cart was I. I. Xavier, No. 16, Macdonnell-chief, "be sure and wire us any im create false impressions.

cra is not so easy as supposed locked down and severely injured road and stole 16 pot plants worth portant newa."

The youth replied that hò There is a "Nan Chung Kuo We have heard readers say: "Oh, in the right leg. The Police re- $39.

would get off on his first business- News Service," whose address is the X,Y.Z. says: 90-and-so" moved him to the Government Civil

A hymn book owned by: her trip. He clambered aboard the printed as No. 46a, Bonham- More often than not, it does no- Hospital

grandfather in 1825, when he was train for Worcester, and prepared road. In a communique dated thing of the kind; it quotes a cer- Yesterday a constable charged à a choirboy at St. Michael's Church, himself for the journey with count-

tain source (for example, Reuter, hawker before Mr. E. W. Hamilton Bishop's Stortford, has been pre-less magazines and papers

Canton, June 9, it says the Wireless) as having said for causing an obstruction by sell-sented to the church by Miss Laura

“The originally so-called Kwangsi cliqué politicians and militarists in-80. Please bear that in minding on the pavement. The evidence Clark.

clude such leaders as Li Tsung Jen,

Pei Hsiung Hai, Huang Shao Hung

(Wong Shiu Hung) and others und

against the defendant was ruled

office.

The next day the head office was astonished to receive the following: telegram "Reached here safe.. out, however, because the consta de The diamond wedding celebra-Good rooms with bath, feeling had failed to seize the pair of scales tons of the Rev. F. and Mrs. grand.""

The chief, on being shown the Our Dutch trends have and with which he said he had seen Willett, of Haywards Heath, were

they are to make Nanning, Kwangsi, Outrage at Curacao:

as their future stronghold, while the

Nanking elique are nominally for not unnaturally, received 2 defendant weighing lauchees for a attended by two sisters of Mrs. message, Immediately wired back-

Chiang Kai Shek. Nanning is the

present capital of Kwangsi Govern shock in the outrage that has oc- number of women. Defendant was Willett, who were bridesmaids at So glad; love and kisses.

the wedding, iment."

curred at their West Indian discharged.

bre

Good